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EU Helps North Macedonia Tackle Wildfires under EU Civil Protection Mechanism
Bulgarian News Agency
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There are three active fires in the Republic of North Macedonia on Wednesday, according to the Crisis Management Centre. The most severe fire, the one in the Goten and Maleshevo Mountains, where low-growing forest, spruce, and shrubs are burning,...
Bulgarian railway to North Macedonia goes to tender
Rail Freight
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July 30, 2025
The Bulgarian government put out two tenders for the construction of vital arteries of the so-called Corridor VIII, a railway line which will connect the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. One of the projects is the line leading to North Macedonia,...
Bulgaria, France Reaffirm Strategic Partnership at Geneva Parliamentary Forum
Bulgarian News Agency
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At the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva, National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova met with French Senate Vice President and France-Bulgaria Friendship Group President Loic Herve, Parliament said in a press release on...
Thousands of Serbs Acquiring Bulgarian Passports Sparks Identity Debate in Serbia
Novinite
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According to an article published by the Serbian news outlet Niške Vesti, Bulgaria is “quietly advancing” its influence in Southern Serbia by way of citizenship, BGNES reported. The report claims that thousands of Serbian citizens are acquiring...
Only 17 Countries Request EU-Backed Rearmament Loans as Deadline Expires
The European Conservative
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July 30, 2025
Only two-thirds of EU member states applied for ‘SAFE’ before the deadline on Tuesday, July 29th, opting to join the EU’s newest instrument to boost military readiness through joint arms procurement projects funded by EU-backed loans. Despite more...
Kilkenny athlete helps shatter Irish best at European Festival
Kilkenny People
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July 30, 2025
What a week for Team Ireland and Kilkenny City Harriers athlete Molly Daly in Skopje, at the European Youth Olympic Festival this week. Daly was representing Ireland in the 200m and was also the second leg of the Girls’ medley relay. Molly placed...
Emma Hickey finishes a fine fifth in punishing Skopje heat
Irish Independent
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EMMA HICKEY of United Striders AC delivered a stand-out performance for Team Ireland at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), finishing a superb fifth in the 3,000m final in North Macedonia on Monday.
Ukraine2EU: How the EU is helping Ukraine prepare for membership amid current realities
European Pravda
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In the coming months, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers is set to adopt a major document that is intended not only to serve as a roadmap for the reforms required in order to join the EU, but also to set the deadlines by which Ukraine commits to adopt...
North Macedonia MPs Pass No-Confidence Motion on Chief Prosecutor
Balkan Insight
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July 29, 2025
North Macedonia’s Chief Public Prosecutor, Ljupco Kocevski. Photo: North Macedonia’s Parliament. Legislators in North Macedonia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a no-confidence motion in Chief Prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski – a move that is being...
North Macedonia Awaits EU Assistance as Wildfires Continue to Rage
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Republic of North Macedonia is expecting support through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help combat ongoing wildfires across the country. A helicopter with a seven-member crew from the Czech Republic and 61 firefighters from Slovenia are...
Council of Europe urges North Macedonia to improve environment, protect Romas from disproportionate risks
Balkan Green Energy News
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July 29, 2025
North Macedonia should bridge the gap between commitments and reality on human rights of Romas and environmental protection, the Council of Europe said. In his new memorandum, the organization’s Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty...
Bulgaria and North Macedonia Accelerate Corridor 8 Completion with €279 Million Investment and Tunnel Agreement
Novinite
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Public procurement procedures have been launched for two significant railway infrastructure projects in Bulgaria - one marking the final stretch of the Gyueshevo–North Macedonia line, and the other concerning the Sofia–Radomir segment. According...
Heavy Traffic Reported at Several Border Crossings in Bulgaria
Bulgarian News Agency
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Traffic is heavy at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint (BCP) on the border with Türkiye for outbound passenger vehicles. Тraffic is intense for inbound passenger cars аt the Kalotina BCP on the border with Serbia,the General Directorate Border...
Czech Firefighters To Help Battle Forest Fires in North Macedonia
Brno Daily
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July 29, 2025
Czech firefighters will assist efforts to extinguish large forest fires in North Macedonia, as a team of experts are travelling there today in a Black Hawk helicopter with a helicopter bucket, said Klara Ochmanova, spokeswoman for the General...
Serbia, US reiterate commitment to closer defense cooperation — defense ministry
TASS
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July 29, 2025
BELGRADE, July 29. /TASS/. Expanded bilateral defense cooperation was at the center of a recent meeting between Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic and visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and North Atlantic Treaty...
North Macedonia Battles Nine Active Wildfires, Activates European Civil Protection Mechanism
Bulgarian News Agency
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By early afternoon, a total of 15 fires had been reported in the North Macedonia, nine of which are still active, the country's Crisis Management Center announced on Monday. The most significant and longest-lasting fire is in the municipalities of...
Slovenia sending firefighting unit to wildfire-hit North Macedonia
STA
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July 29, 2025
Ljubljana, 29 July - The government has decided to send aid to North Macedonia to help the country tackle large-scale wildfires, following a request made through the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism. The rest of this news item is available to...
Serbia to Import 1 Billion Cubic Meters of Gas from Azerbaijan, New Contract Talks Expected Soon
eKapija
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Serbia’s natural gas imports from Azerbaijan could increase to 1 billion cubic meters annually, more than 2.5 times the originally contracted volume of 400 million cubic meters, according to Serbian Minister of Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic,...
Claim and Counter-Claim in North Macedonia Over Pre-Election Public Hiring
Balkan Insight
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July 29, 2025
When the centre-right government of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski came to power in North Macedonia, it vowed to cut back the bloated, inefficient public sector by 10 per cent. Now, a year into its mandate and with local elections expected in...
Which one is EU: Active competitor or passive spectator?
Sabah
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July 29, 2025
Today, the European Union can be seen, on one hand, as the result of a consensus between federalists and intergovernmentalists. On the other hand, it is viewed as an overregulated, intensely bureaucratic, partly supranational and asymmetrical...